Patents by Inventor James E. Apple

James E. Apple has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9717336
    Abstract: A chair wedge includes: a first tier having a downward sloped first top surface from a first tier top rear edge to a first tier top front edge; a second tier recessed within a center portion of the first tier and having a downward sloped second top surface from a second tier top rear edge to a second tier top front edge, and wherein the downward sloped second top surface is at a lesser angle relative to a base surface than is the downward sloped first top surface; a cavity formed in a space differential between the downward sloped first top surface and the downward sloped second top surface; and a rear wall defined at an inward most portion of the cavity and configured in combination with the cavity to stop a chair leg from further movement when placed within the chair wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Inventors: James E. Apple, Claire R. Crose
  • Patent number: D838580
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Inventors: James E. Apple, Claire R. Crose